The Mobile Food Hub that visits villages across South Cambridgeshire, has launched today in a new electric vehicle, thanks to funding from South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Zero Carbon Communities Grant.
Mahesh Hettiarachchi (Director of Hope CIC), John Bridge OBE MStJ DL (Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire) and Cllr Bridget Smith (Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council)
The Mobile Food Hub that visits villages across South Cambridgeshire, has launched today in a new electric vehicle, thanks to funding from South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Zero Carbon Communities Grant.
Celebrating a year since its initial launch, the Mobile Food Hub has been highly successful in reaching communities hit hardest by the rise in the cost of living, ensuring residents have access to affordable food and essential items. In the last year, the van has received over 1,500 visits, with the number of visits per week continuing to rise.
The Mobile Food Hub is co-ordinated by Hope CIC, a not-for-profit organisation based in Cambourne. Hope CIC successfully bid for £20,000 of seed funding from the District Council to begin the project last summer.
£15,000 was awarded to Hope CIC through the Council’s Zero Carbon Communities Grant towards the purchase of an electric vehicle to replace the current diesel van that the Mobile Food Hub has been operating from.
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